Mekhi Phifer

Did You Know?

• His name is pronounced "Meck-high."
• Mekhi has a twin brother.
• Mekhi has one son with Malinda Williams.
• Mekhi starred in the music video for "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy and Monica.
• For his first audition, Mekhi walked 40 blocks to get a snapshot at a Woolworths photo booth for the open-call audition. He beat out over 1,000 other young men for the lead role in Clockers.
• Mekhi's mother was a school teacher and he says she was the reason he didn't get caught up in the "street nonsense" of Harlem.
• He released a rap album, 'New York Related: The HF Project,' which he considered a "shout-out to 'Harlem's Finest,' the Halemites who are successful.

Movie Highlights

Love & Basketball (2000)
Mekhi was first choice for the role of Quincy McCall in Love And Basketball but due to scheduling conflicts had to decline.

Actor Credits

1. ER: The Complete Twelfth Season (2010)
2. ER: The Complete Tenth Season (2009)
3. A Day in the Life (2009)
4. ER: The Complete Eleventh Season (2009)
5. Nora's Hair Salon 2 (2008)
6. ER: The Complete Ninth Season (2008)
7. This Christmas (2007)
8. Slow Burn (2007)
9. Puff, Puff, Pass (2006)
10. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
11. Honey (2003)
12. 8 Mile (2002)
13. Paid In Full (2002)
14. Impostor (2002)
15. O (2001)
16. Brian's Song (2001)
17. Carmen: A Hip-Hopera (2001)
18. Uninvited Guest (2000)
19. A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
20. Hell's Kitchen N.Y.C. (1998)
21. I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
22. Soul Food (1997)
23. High School High (1996)
24. Clockers (1995)
25. ER: The Complete Fourteenth Season
26. ER: The Complete Fifteenth Season
27. ER: The Complete Thirteenth Season

Director Credits